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Members of the Carbon County Visitor’s Council (CCVC) met June 21 in Encampment for their regular meeting to discuss bringing more tourists into Carbon County and the Platte River Valley. The council worked its way through its agenda over the course of several hours, and while most of the business discussed was routine, the resignation of council member Jim McKinney and the discussion of a marketing partnership with Florida-based marcketing firm Miles Partnership and HMS-Global, a video production company that produces tourism videos, were h... Full story
The Riverside Council met Thursday to appoint representatives to two Carbon County boards, renew liquor licenses and go over the camping situation when the Whatfest event comes to town in late July. Riverside Hospitality (Bear Trap) and Mangy Moose Riverside L.L.C. (Mangy Moose) had their liquor license renewed. In addition to the renewals, both venues received special permits to stay open 24 hours on July 27 during Whatfest, an event taking place in Riverside July 28–29. The town council a... Full story
On Thursday at 7 p.m. Encampment Town Council met to approve a new representative for the Carbon County Visitors Council and filled three vacancies with the Planning Commission. The May 2017 payroll, contracted liabilities and the monthly regular bills totaled $38,728.29 was approved to be paid by the council. $11,000 was approved to purchase the mosquito chemical for fogging along with $1,600 for fireworks. The council approved the payment of $1,236.00 for the repair of the garage door at the... Full story
Josh Craig says he and his friends have always wanted to give back to the community they grew up in. Mother Mountain Anglers (MMA) club was founded with this concept in mind. MMA is a non-profit that started out as a fishing club, but disc golf has taken over in subject when the club meets. How did this happen? Two years ago Margaret Weber, who was a Riverside council member at the time, approached Craig about the feasibility of setting up a disc golf course in Riverside park. Riverside funded the nine hole project and disc golf came to Carbon... Full story
Encampment Town Council met Thursday and was informed by Jim McKinney, Encampment’s Carbon County Visitors Council (CCVC) representative, his term was ending and the town needed to find a replacement. The town also approved renewals of Chez Booze and D’s Bar and Grill liquor licenses. McKinney explained his reason for departing the CCVC. “It is because of the bylaws I have to leave after two consecutive terms and I think it important we get someone representing Encampment,” said McKinney. He told of the CCVC possibly setting up a tier system... Full story
own Council listened to Sandy Martin’s, Encampment resident offer to represent the town on the Carbon County Economic Development Corporation (CCEDC) and voted to have her take the position. Martin said she would look into why large tanker trucks were coming through the town and if there was a possibility of rerouting. The council heard thanks from Lady Tigers Basketball, Town of Encampment and Mother Mountain Anglers for financial sponsorship. Debbie Cunningham, from Encampment Preschool, thank... Full story
During the Riverside Town Council meeting Thursday, Riverside council member Liz Swynarczuk resigned from the position of Park Director and turned those duties and projects over to council member Cheesbrough. Cheesborough will find herself working closely with Encampment residents Josh Craig and Shannon Fagan on the Frisbee disc golf tournament slated for June 23-24. Fagan said the tournament is named “The Tale of Two Cities” because Encampment’s nine hole disc course will be used along with... Full story
A Frisbee disc golf tournament and the purchase of four musical instruments for a downtown park got approval from the Encampment Town Council at their meeting April 13. The Town recently had purchased an outdoor musical instrument from Freenotes Harmony Park of Durango, Colorado for the park near town hall. The first instrument purchased was “the Swirl.” Due to the popularity of this interactive amusement, four more instruments are to be purchased for $12,907.60. Mayor Greg Salisbury said, “I... Full story
The Saratoga town council, short two members, met briefly Tuesday and quickly dispensed with routine business. Mayor Ed Glode and councilman Will Faust were not present at the meeting, leaving councilman Richard Raymer holding the gavel. After routine business such as approving minutes, paying the bills and noting correspondence, public statements and council comments, the council moved onto matters such as the town’s new 9-1-1 system and planning for upcoming recreational events as the town begins to prepare for spring and summer. Police C... Full story
The Encampment town council proclaimed March 19 as Lady Tiger Day in Encampment with enthusiastic support from the entire council before discussing the fish pond to be built near a ball field where standing water lets mosquitoes breed. Doreen Harvey, town clerk, reported not taking into consideration specially proposed funds, town sales tax revenue is at 76.92% and expenses are currently at 40.92% of the town budget. Harvey attributed the performance to good decisions by the council and employees. She also listed expenditures that needed to be... Full story
The Riverside town council met Wednesday and the first order of business was to approve the retail liquor license for Parker Investment, LLC, to open the Mangy Moose before going onto other items on the agenda. Mayor Leroy Stephenson was not present at the meeting. Matt Parker and his wife, Tracy, were in attendance to hear the ruling. The council approved the application in less than two minutes. In relation to the Mangy Moose, the town council approved two 24-hour permits for the dates June 16... Full story
As the temperature in the Valley approached a spring-like temperature on Thursday, the Riverside Town Council focused on initial planning for summer events. Despite Mayor Leroy Stephenson being on vacation in a much warmer clime, and the absence of new council member Katie Cheesbrough, the council had a quorum and went about its business with mayor pro-tempore Fred Lorenz at the helm. Jan Cook, town clerk for Riverside, said she had submitted a grant for $3,000 for the town park to help defray the cost of salaries and $1,500 the expense of... Full story
The Town of Encampment council met in an 18-minute town council meeting, which was dominated by planning for fair-weather fun. The board quickly disposed of routine business like approving minutes and approving the bills and financial statements. The town also agreed to spend $600 on materials to improve service lines for residents in town. The residents complained of low water pressure and a bad taste in the water likely caused by the old galvanized pipe used in that area, Katrina Nuhn, a worker for the town of Encampment told council... Full story
Preparations for Winter Carnival, and thanking town employees were top at Encampment Council Meeting The Encampment Town Council swore in two members before moving quickly through routine business and preparations for the upcoming Encampment Winter Carnival. The council then passed on thanks to town workers from community members and approve equipment for a new volunteer firefighter. The council swore in Kimberly Loftice and Bill Craig. Loftice is an incumbent to the office, whereas Craig is a newcomer to the council. After the swearing in,... Full story
Encampment School ended its homecoming week Saturday, and a weather-related postponement of the school's homecoming dance did not dampen Encampment students' spirits. The schools boys and girls basketball teams gave students, faculty and families plenty to celebrate with a string of wins. The school also exceeded a fundraising goal in its Penny Wars fundraiser, and concluded the week with a cake auction that raised $12,180 for the school's athletic fund. The boys and girls basketball teams... Full story
The Encampment Town council met Thursday in what one member called “record time,” where it quickly disposed of routine matters before making ordinance changes and extending Christmas bonuses. During the 12-minute meeting, the council held a public hearing to discuss a proposed change to town ordinance to make it illegal for anyone to occupy a dwelling with no water or sewer service, and voted to extend Christmas bonuses to town employees and committee members. The board also bid farewell to council member Gary Stull who did not run for re-... Full story
Friday library hours will be returning, and the liquor will keep flowing in Saratoga. With about 15 members of the public in attendance (including incoming council members Steve Wilcoxson and Jennie Lou Ivory), the Saratoga Town Council voted to pitch in $1,500 for the local library and to renew liquor licenses at its Nov. 15 meeting. Carbon County Library System Director Jacob Mickelson petitioned the council for $1,500 so the facility could return to being open on Fridays starting Dec. 1. In... Full story
The town of Riverside council met briefly Thursday, absent mayor Leroy Stephenson, and quickly dispensed with routine business. The entire meeting lasted about 18 minutes and most of that time was spent hearing issues from the public. The board quickly approved meeting minutes and voted to pay the town’s bills before moving on to guest speakers and voting to allocate $500 to the Carbon County Library System which will go directly to benefit the Encampment-Riverside branch. Over the summer, as a funding battle between the library board and count... Full story
The Town of Encampment Town Council met Thursday, without the town mayor present, to deal with routine business facing the town and to hear from two members of the public. After approving the minutes of the last meeting and voting to pay the town’s bills, the council heard from Christy Smith of the Grand Encampment Museum (GEM) who was there to ask the town for help paying for a full-page ad to advertise the museum, the towns of Encampment and Riverside and local businesses in a travel publication. A full-page color ad in the publication c... Full story
Riverside Town Council met Tuesday to take care of routine town business, discuss a donation to the Encampment branch of the Carbon County Library and to discuss becoming a gateway community for the Continental Divide Trail. In routine business, the council members discussed the town’s budget and receipts of county taxes. Since July, the beginning of the fiscal year, the town received $81.42, even though the town had budgeted $6,300 in county tax receipts. Jan Cook, town clerk, told board members that the budgeted amount was based on previous y... Full story
The Encampment Town Council Met Thursday and saw its regular meeting dominated by issues related to the South Central Wyoming Emergency Medical Services (SCWEMS) and the opportunity to be a Continental Divide gateway community. After taking care of routine business, Jeb Steward, Chair of SCWEMS, spent about 20 minutes updating the council on the goings on at SCWEMS. Steward was appointed as Encampment’s representative to SCWEMS at the May 12 council meeting. At that meeting, Steward accepted the appointment telling the council that SCWEMS w... Full story
Vacancies on two boards were filled, Saratoga filed final paperwork to receive state and federal funding for an airport project, and the police department transferred old equipment to Encampment. Routine business was the order of the day at an Oct. 4 meeting of the Saratoga Town Council attended by about five members of the public. The appointment of Cindy Talbot to the South Central Wyoming Emergency Medical Services (SCWEMS) board was a sign of progress for the organization, which faced... Full story
Riverside Town Council met at town hall Thursday to deal with town business and to hear from Jacob Mickelsen director of the Carbon County Library System (CCLS) about funding for the Encampment/Riverside branch library. Mickelsen appeared before the council to inform members that the library system had established a system that would allow donors to make contributions to individual branch libraries with all money earmarked for a particular branch to be used there only. The council also made a determination to not fill a seat that became... Full story
The Encampment Town Council met Thursday at town hall to deal with routine matters and voted to donate funds to keep the town’s library open for an additional hour per week. The council was visited by Jacob Mickelsen, Director of the Carbon County Library System, who ensured the council that money donated to a particular library would only be used to fund operations at that library. The town also voted to support a resolution urging the state legislature to not raise taxes on wind power generated in the state. Mickelsen visited the E... Full story
Riverside town council met Thursday at 6 to conduct routine business and issue a liquor license transfer to the new owner of the Bear Trap. Neighboring Encampment’s Town Council met a little later, and conducted its monthly meeting in what one member described as “record time.” The Riverside council members spent some time planning and coordinating setup for the town’s annual Party Day, which was held Saturday. The Riverside council members also moved through routine town business such as approving payment of bills. The Riverside council... Full story